Yakhni Pulao - By Saima Zafar

Ingredients

• Basmati rice 2 cups, washed and soaked for 30 minutes
• 2 medium onions, finely sliced
• 2 tbsp. clarified butter (ghee) or any other vegetable oil
• 2 green chillies
• ½ kg mutton pieces
• 1 large onion, thickly sliced
• 12-15 garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger sliced
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 black cardamom
• 4 green cardamoms
• 10-12 black pepper corns
• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
• 1 large bay leaf
• Few strands of mace
• Salt to taste